SEASONS FOR GROWTH®

What people say about Seasons for Growth®

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Southern Community Welfare2-4 Tea Gardens Ave, Kirrawee NSW 2232Phone: 02 9545 0299, Fax: 02 9521 6252E-mail: admin@scw.org.au, Web: www.scw.org.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/SouthernCommunityWelfare

in the communityCaring, equipping, empowering...hope

“Having other people with the same problem to talk to has really helped.” - Antonio 12 years.

“My life has got worse but what Seasons for Growth has done is help me to come to terms with it all. I cope a lot better. No matter how bad things get, I now have somebody I trust to talk to.” - Emma, 16 year old girl.

“I’d like to think my son wasn’t affected by the divorce but I know he was. The Program has helped him to know that it happens in other families too.”- Beth, parent of a 7 year old.

“The Seasons for Growth training has helped me to realise the impact that change and loss can have on kids’ behaviour at school.” - Teacher.

“I enjoy the style and format of each session and have been able to witness some positive change and growth in each student’s situation.” - Seasons for Growth® Companion.

“I learned how to cope with feelings and not to bottle my anger up.” - 10 year old boy.

Seasons for Growth® is run through Southern Community Welfare in partnership with Good Grief.

Southern Community Welfare is a community based, non profit charitable organisation providing counselling, support groups and community education. We have been operating out of Gymea Baptist Church since 1995. We seek to provide professional support to families and individuals in need with a focus on early intervention and harm prevention.

We strive to serve our greater community through non-judgmental and holistic approaches.

We endeavor to equip clients with the skills and tools necessary for improved communication, resiliency and emotion management.

We aim to work with compassion and acceptance and to provide creative education and professional assistance to strengthen relationships and offer hope within our community.

Who are we

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FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Program details

Like the seasons ... life changes Friends come and go

Parents and families separate

We move to a new city, school or employment

We lose someone we love

We lose property through natural disaster

We suffer the effects of illness

We grow and change

Seasons for Growth® has been developed to support children, young people and adults to effectively work through the change, loss and grief in their lives. The aim is to achieve resilience and new hope.

OverviewAges: We cater for children aged 6-15 years.

Groups Size:Groups consist of 4-7 children of similar ages.

Program Length:Groups run over 8 weeks.

Fee:The Fee for the program is $50 per child. Full fee is payable prior to commencement of the program.Fees are non refundable once the group starts. No family is turned away for fi nancial reasons. Subsidies available for families in fi nancial diffi culty.

Where: Sessions are held at Southern Community Welfare in the grounds of Gymea Baptist Church2-4 Tea Gardens Ave, Kirrawee NSW 2232.

Enrolment: To enrol, please contact us for enrolment forms. Phone: 9545 0299 Email: admin@scw.org.au

www.scw.org.au orwww.facebook.com/SouthernCommunityWelfare

Seasons for Growth® is a grief and loss peer support program. The program is educational in nature and does not provide counselling or therapy. Trained companions support children and young people through a process of insight and affirmation and provide a safe place for them to share and be heard.

Explore the skills needed to manage loss.

Understand that it is normal to experience and express a range of emotions around grief and loss.

Review present beliefs and plan for a realistic and hope filled future.

Develop a higher self esteem and integrated sense of self belief.

Build effective relationships with family, friends and others to support children and young people through grief and loss and throughout their life.

Program aims